Number of patients (n=63) | % | ||
Site* | |||
ICA | 18 | 28.6% | |
M1 | 43 | 68.3% | |
M2 | 13 | 20.6% | |
A1, A2, A3 | 3 | 4.8% | |
Basilar | 1 | 1.6% | |
P1 | 1 | 1.6% | |
rt-PA | |||
Yes | 28 | 44.4% | |
No | 35 | 55.6% | |
Suspected etiology | |||
Large artery | 9 | 14.3% | |
Cardioembolic | 20 | 31.7% | |
Unknown | 32 | 50.8% | |
Other | 2 | 3.2% | |
No of passes required | |||
Mean | 2.4±2.8 | ||
1 | 34 | 54.0% | |
2 | 9 | 14.3% | |
3 | 6 | 9.5% | |
4 | 5 | 7.9% | |
5+ | 9 | 14.3% | |
Final TICI score | |||
1 | 1 | 1.6% | |
2a | 3 | 4.8% | |
2b | 8 | 12.7% | |
2c | 16 | 25.4% | |
3 | 35 | 55.5% | |
NIHSS stroke severity | |||
Mild to moderate (NIHSS <16) | 30 | 47.6% | |
Severe (NIHSS ≥16) | 32 | 50.8% | |
Not available | 1 | 1.6% | |
Thrombectomy technique | |||
Aspiration only | 40 | 63.5% | |
Stent retriever used | 23 | 36.5% |
*The total percentage of sites is not equal to 100 because some patients have multiple sites of occlusion.
A1, A2, A3, anterior cerebral artery segments; ICA, internal carotid artery; M1 and M2, M1 and M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Severity; P1, posterior cerebral artery P1 segment; rt-PA, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; TICI Score, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction Score.